("Ron Wanttaja" wrote)
Historical accuracy in popular movies isn't a paradox. Take "Master and
Commander: The Far Side of the World." The film was very accurate...and
a cracking good yarn, too. If it hadn't been for those damn Hobbits, it
would have taken the best picture Oscar....

Well, we'll just have to see if the Germans get WWI aviation right....

http://www.redbaronmovie.com/


My college Latin professor also taught a Roman History course, during
(January) Interim. We spent three whole days going over the movie "A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1966).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060438/

He said it was one of the most authentic Roman Period movies ever made, from
a set design standpoint - it was even more accurate, on a number of fronts,
than Ben-Hur (1959)

....and funnier.


Montblack :-)

Marcus Vindictus: Don't you know your right flank from your left flank?
Captain Mucus: I'm sorry sir, I flunked flank.
Marcus Vindictus: You flunked flank? Get the flunk out of here!

Mel Brooks - History of the World: Part I (1981)